Improvement in tail-pieces for guitars



J. ABRAHAM. Tail-Pieces for Guitar.

No. 198,556. Patented Dec. 25,1877.

` ATTURNEYS.

N. PETERS. PHOTOALITHQGRAPHER. WASHINGTON, D C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB ABRAHAM, OF SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO TERRITORY.

IMPROVEMENT IN TAIL-PIECES FOR GUITARS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 198,556, dated December25, 1877; application filed October 19, 1877.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JACOB ABRAHAM, of SilverCity, in the county of Grant and Territory of New Mexico, have inventeda new and Improved Tail-Piece for Guitars, of which the following is aspecification:

This invention relates to tail-pieces for guitars orbanj os; and thenature of my invention consists, mainly, in a tail-piece which is soconstructed that it can be fastened to the band of the guitar-box at theback thereof, and at right angles to the direction of the strain on thestrings.

The invention also consists in combining, with a iianged tail-piece, aiianged foot-rest, which will rest squarely on the box ofthe guitar, andprevent any cutting or scratching of the surface there, and at the sainetime effect the vibration, as will be hereinafter explained.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a top view of a portion of a guitarhaving my improvement applied to it, and Fig. 2 is a side view of Fig.l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The letter A designates the sounding-board of' a guitar-body, and A theband thereof, which parts are constructed in the usual wellknown manner.B designates my improved taiIpiece, which is preferably of skeletonform,

and which is constructed with a lip, a, on one end, and a fiat foot, b,on the other end. The iiat or horizontal portion of the foot b lies uponthe sounding-board A, and the vertical portion of this foot-piece isperforated for the strings, which perforations are countersunk toprevent the strings from being cut.

My improved tail-piece maybe made of metal or other suitable material.

Forbanjos, thetail-piecesmay be constructed with a foot, b, ofsufficient height to dispense with a bridge.

The lip a is fastened to the band of the guitar by three screws, two ofwhich are near the face or sounding-board of the instrument, and thethird is placed at the center of the guitarband, and is of such form asto answer the purpose of the usual button.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- The guitar tail-piece A, formed with a lip, a, and aT- shaped foot, I), having perforations for the strings, substantiallyin the manner described.

JACOB ABRAHAM.

Witnesses JOHN M. GINN, J AMEs CoRBrNl

